Few is not going to Duke or anywhere else. He is at Gonzaga for the duration. Mark it down. You heard it right here
Brad Stevens
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Hall doesn't get the credit he deserves. He maintained what Rupp built and even progressed it in areas. He dealt with intense pressure his whole tenure at UK.
I don't understand the fascination with Stevens. You would think he was the reincarnation of John wooden or something from listening to people on this board. Even if he was he couldn't bring Sam Gilbert along with him so he couldn't buy all those wins like wooden did.
While Zion was inside cleaning out the refrigerator Zion says to heck with those cheerleaders I want food.
The only positive to this would be if he took less than the 10 million per year that IU offered.
I still don't think it's gonna happen though
I still don't think it's gonna happen though
Listening to you guys, you would think Stevens is god. He is not he is a basketball coach an NBA coach and he is not going to come back to college.
I'm amazed that people could think that Duke is so special that they could actually pull the successful coach of the Boston Celtics.
I'm pretty sure Brad Stevens isn't stupid, and only an idiot would leave the Celtics for Duke. Or college basketball in general (us included).
I'm pretty sure Brad Stevens isn't stupid, and only an idiot would leave the Celtics for Duke. Or college basketball in general (us included).
If you're an NBA coach, regardless of money, I don't see the appeal of becoming a college head coach right now. Roster turnover, recruiting, questionable assistants, and the one time transfer rule? I would rather be a lifer in the NBA coaching carousel.
Went to law school with his wife ... Brad doesn't want to recruit kids anymore ... he loves the X's and O's of coaching and believes he is an NBA coach for the long haul.
Turned IU down, in part, because he couldn't do that to Butler. He has said this at private events, too.
Turned IU down, in part, because he couldn't do that to Butler. He has said this at private events, too.
Because you don’t leave the NBA to coach college lol. Even if he got fired by Boston he’d have another NBA job the next day.
Stevens hasn't exactly set the NBA on fire, and it certainly isn't from a lack of talent. Yes injuries have been a problem, but the Celtics for the most part have underachieved during his tenure. But as others have stated, if Boston cuts him loose he'll be on speed dial for a bunch of other NBA teams.
So what if he does go to Puke.....I mean Duke. I would NOT want to be the coach that has to follow Ratface. I can't stand the ground he walks on, but he's set the bar pretty freakin' high.
So what if he does go to Puke.....I mean Duke. I would NOT want to be the coach that has to follow Ratface. I can't stand the ground he walks on, but he's set the bar pretty freakin' high.
Yeah, the college b-ball landscape has changed a lot since Stevens was last at Butler. I couldn’t see an NBA coach wanting to wade back into the recruiting world and deal with the new open transfer market. If it doesn’t work out in Boston, some other NBA team will gladly take him.
Disagree Boston has underachieved since he has been there. They have been competitive since he has been there and have not had a superstar the whole time. What players they have producing were draft picks or young players with the exception of Kemba. He actually exceeded what you would expect for someone jumping to the NBA from college.
For 10 million, I just might with a smile on my face.
Hall was one of the first if not the first to start strength and conditioning with weight lifting included. I remember the bitching at many of the social coffee shops about bulking up to much. Many thought they would be, as they put it, to tight to shoot properly. Yes, Hall deserves much more credit than he gets.
So you don't think Brad Stevens could leave the NBA making $3.5-$4m a year, go to Duke and make $10-$12m a year and then go back to the NBA?
That is illogical.
Just go over to Duke board and stay being a
Duke fan.
I didn’t say he couldn’t make a lot of money. I said he isn’t going to leave
That was a different time. But even then he still left again for the Celtics.
You said: "Because you don’t leave the NBA to coach college lol."
As if the whole notion is preposterous. There have been coaches who left the NBA by choice to go to college and after they were fired as well. Jobs like Kentucky/Duke/Carolina don't come open every day.
You are naive if you think an NBA coach wouldn't leave to come to one of those schools for a 2.5x raise.
Now, you won't get Spoelstra or Popovich but you should get the point.
K could quit any time and Stevens could be ready to step right in. He could be their coach for the 21-22 season!
I don’t think Stevens ever wants to deal with the college game again. He has made enough money that even that big of a raise isn’t worth uprooting his family again. He’s happy in the NBA. Now he could get fired but he would have a new NBA job quickly.
Cal
Rick Pitino
Larry Brown
Avery Johnson
Some with a mixed bag. The idea isn't insane though due to money involved and Stevens isn't exactly lighting the world on fire. .557 winning percentage
Two incredibly unlikely things would have to both actually happen and happen at the perfect time for that to become reality.
Play it out:
Say the Celtics fire Stevens. It's likely to be at the end of the current playoff series if they lose, right?
Then, K has to retire. No announcement that this will be his final year. Just up and quits with a bunch of kids he recruited preparing for a season to start.
Ignoring how unlikely that seems, it has to also happen within the next two weeks. Because otherwise, a team who *isnt* in the playoffs is going to hire Brad Stevens the same week he's fired.
So those things have to take place *and* Stevens has to want to return to college after already turning down a gigantic payday from the only school he has the emotional attachment to that might pull him back.
Why would anyone voluntarily leave the NBA now with the way college basketball has become?
All of which who had been fired and not called for another NBA job.
Nobody's leaving the NBA unless they have to. For any college job.
Pitino wasn't fired from Knicks. Brown resigned from Charlotte iirc and took a year off. Johnson was fired but had as much success as Stevens.
Maybe I don't get it so please explain to me why a coach wouldn't leave an NBA team where he is making $6-$7m a year to go to one of the 1-4 top all time programs who may close to double his salary?
You think Boston is going to keep him around more than a few more years without significant improvements?